Step 4: Manager Track - October 2021

A graduate of Ithaca College, Cape Cod native Garrick Dion is currently a Producer at 5X where he has partnered with Scott Einbinder (HITMAN’S BODYGUARD) and Seth Nagel (LAID TO REST). Garrick has over 25 years of experience in the film and television industry. He began his career as an intern for producer Joel Silver (THE MATRIX) and has worked as a studio development exec for WB, New Regency (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY), Artisan/Lionsgate, and Bold Films (NIGHTCRAWLER, DRIVE, WHIPLASH). While at BRON studios (TULLY, THE FRONT RUNNER, CAPONE), Garrick started and oversaw the in-house genre label The Realm, for which he produced the sci-fi feature PROSPECT (based on the SXSW award-winning short) and the darkly comic thriller VILLAINS, both released through Gunpowder + Sky. Garrick has also been a screenwriter and consultant on various projects for WB (A WALK TO REMEMBER), Mandalay (THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME), Endgame (MURDER MYSTERY), and the SyFy Channel.

Josh is Amasia Entertainment's Production Executive, where he works closely with filmmakers and producing partners in all aspects of development, production, and delivery. He most recently wrapped production as the Co-Producer of Amasia's upcoming film "Not and Artist." Previous credits for Amasia include Associate Producer on their 2019 Sundance Selection "Them That Follow." Before joining Amasia he was a Production Coordinator on films including "Whiplash," "Cake," and "The Stanford Prison Experiment."

David Chien has been with Art/Work for over 8 years. He currently has clients with multiple projects out in development with different studios and networks. David's clients work have written on shows like EMPIRE,VAMPIRE DIARIES and ARROW. David is looking for someone who has the talent that makes him excited to talk to every execs in town about.

Andrew Beck is a New York City based producer and founder of Borderland Projects.

He is currently producing the short documentary A VERY FRAGILE THING which chronicles Ethiopia's first-ever open election and the political exiles journey home to fight for the new democracy. He also is an Executive Producer on documentary feature, LOS ÚLTIMOS FRIKIS, about Cuba's legendary heavy metal band ZEUS, which premiered on TOPIC on 9/16.

Beck has moved into producing off of his role as a production and development executive at Lantern Entertainment and The Weinstein Company, shepherding films like Academy Award nominated LION (dir. Garth Davis; starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman), TULIP FEVER (dir. Justin Chadwick; starring Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz), CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 (dir. Yuen Woo-Ping; starring Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen) and HANDS OF STONE (dir. Jonathan Jakubowicz; starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro, Ana de Armas). Beck is a graduate of New York University and Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts.

Joyce Choi is the Features Coordinator at Imagine Entertainment and works in development and production across Imagine's features slate. She is passionate about inclusion and elevating new voices across the industry. Joyce began her career in the TV Scripted department at WME.

In addition to Ron Howard's THIRTEEN LIVES, Imagine Features is producing Lin Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, TICK, TICK…BOOM! starring Andrew Garfield, based on the Jonathan Larsen play and adapted by Steven Levenson for Netflix.

John is a manager at LBI Entertainment based in Los Angeles. Originally from the Philadelphia area, he graduated from Temple University and started his career working for Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's Abso Lutely Productions. From there he spent two years as an agent trainee in Paradigm's TV literary department before moving to the management side at LBI.

John works closely with writers and directors at the highest level, helping set up features and series with studios, networks, and streamers. He has developed relationships with executives throughout the entertainment industry, and closely follows mandates and trends as they evolve in both TV and film.

Reading and developing fantastic material has always been John's primary passion. He has extensive experience working with young writers to develop their creative voice and ability to tell stories effectively on the page, with an emphasis on balancing a unique vision with the current demands of the marketplace.

A graduate of UCLA with a BA in English Literature, Nicholas Bogner joined management/production company Affirmative Entertainment (A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU) to start their lit department in 2008. Since then, he has sold features and pilots to the likes of Paramount, Amblin, Sony, Blumhouse, Intrepid, and Walden Media and pilots to ABC, FX, USA, MTV, CW, E!, Fox Studios, Fox 21, TWC, Relativity, Sy-Fy, eOne, and NBC. Nicholas began his career at the Agency for Performing Arts (MONSOON; THE BASEMENT) before becoming a story editor for Michael Douglas’ Bigstick Productions at 20th Century Fox (AD ASTRA; FORD V FERRARI). Nicholas then spent two years as a vice president of Freddie Fields Productions, where he worked on the development of GLORY. Prior to producing and managing, Nicholas served as vice president of original programming for Turner Network Television for seven years where he was responsible for the development of all long-form projects for the network’s TNT Originals franchise including Stephen Spielberg’s INTO THE WEST and Stephen King’s SALEM’S LOT. He also spent four years at Cruise/Wagner Productions (Tom Cruise and Paul Wagner’s company), where he spearheaded the acquisition of material, supervised writers, and collaborated with directors and talent on such films as MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II, VANILLA SKY, and THE OTHERS, which he’s credited with finding and supervising. Nicholas is currently attached to several projects, including James Ellroy’s book CLANDESTINE, Amblin feature LARRY (based on a client's previous short), a feature at New Line with Atomic Monster producing, and Imagine producing a film at Netflix. Nicholas also recently had three writers named on the 2019 Hit List.

Hannah Baker got her start in this industry working at William Morris Endeavor, one of the leading agencies for talent. While an invaluable experience, she knew that representing clients was not her passion. From there, she transitioned into the world of producing and developing across both film and television at Red Hour Films (Ben Stiller's POD), where she worked on shows such as SEVERANCE and HIGH DESERT for Apple. She's joined Proximity Media's TV department where she works to help build their TV slate, focusing on stories and communities that are often overlooked.

Tori Chancellor presently works at Brillstein Entertainment Partners as the assistant to George Heller, literary manager and producer. Their recent credits include a television reboot of THE MIGHTY DUCKS for Disney+, HIKING WITH KEVIN starring Kevin Nealon for TBS, and the upcoming film ROLE PLAY for StudioCanal and The Picture Company. Previously, Tori worked on the 29th season of AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and interned at AwesomenessTV. She has also served as a judge for numerous screenwriting competitions, including Harvardwood Writers Competition and NYU's Purple List. After graduating from Auburn University in 2017 with a degree in Media Studies (visual track), Tori relocated to Los Angeles where she has since enjoyed writing her own scripts, participating in writers' workshops, and worldbuilding with her friends in their Dungeons & Dragons campaign. She identifies as queer and loves stories that feature strong yet flawed women.